Clucker rhymes with….

Leave it to one of my favorite New Yorkers in Atlanta, Ron “The Angry Chef” Eyester, to stir up a battle over the best fried chicken in Atlanta. But there is a good purpose, and that is uniting Atlantans in the singular mission of celebrating this Southern staple with the first local festival dedicated to fried chicken – the Mother Clucker Fried Chicken Festival. On Saturday, March 31 from 2 – 6 p.m. Atlanta’s best chefs will fire up the fryers and present their best breaded work in a tented lot next to Rosebud in Morningside. Participating chefs will be encouraged to work with any part of the chicken and challenged to produce their own unique interpretation of fried chicken.

He shoots! He scores!

Apart from the blanket of yellow pollen currently covering our fair city, what’s not to love about March in Atlanta? Plenty of sunshine, warmer temperatures, and best of all…constant basketball games. Grab your buddies and your brackets and belly up to these bars for prime basketball action and delicious libation-swilling.

Set sail on the high seas…of Lake Lanier.

Ahoy there matey! What could be better than a relaxing day at the lake with your closest friends? The gang at Goin’ Coastal in VaHi seek to answer that question with said day at the lake accompanied by a low country boil with shrimp the size of cats, andouille sausage, and potatoes. Well maybe not the size of cats, but the shrimp are pretty huge. Oh, and if that didn’t get your attention, did we also mention that this is all going down on a boat with unlimited beer and wine?

Frankly Scarlet…we give a damn.

As a part of their Cocktails Without Prejudice Campaign, Van Gogh Vodka is proud to introduce the Give a Damn Martini. The campaign, in conjunction with Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund, was launched in 2010 to inspire straight people to “give a damn” about LGBT equality.

Bacon strips & bacon strips & bacon strips…

In its 12th year, BaconFest has become an Atlanta institution celebrating all things bacon with proceeds benefiting improv outfit Dad’s Garage. The event is now even larger with more music, more entertainment, and yes, more bacon-y goodness.

It’s all about story here…and food discounts.

Attention auteurs and cinephiles! It’s time to wish our very own local Sundance Film Festival happy birthday. The 36th Annual Atlanta Film Festival kicks off March 23rd – April 1st at multiple venues around the city.

What’s St. Paddy’s Day without a Hot Irishman…

Springtime and warmer weather may be the “Pot O’Gold” many St. Patrick’s Day festival goers and bar-hoppers seek out. You might celebrate at a destination location or gathering with friends at your home. Either way, there is an attainable treasure for you to find inside every bottle of The Irishman Whiskey.

Ah, who doesn’t love a Clint Eastwood quote? And, hey, he’s part Irish too. And, if he lived in Atlanta, I’m certain he’d be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by eating Irish food and guzzling many, many beers in one of the numerous restaurants and pubs in Atlanta. Read on to see why…

It’s a secret society…with kilts.

With beer festival season in full swing, it can be difficult to break out of the routine of monthly hoppy extravaganzas. And while we’ve had brew on the brain in recent weeks, we want to take a special moment to recognize the encompassing world of whisky.